The Berkeley Castle: New Home of the Bakers
by: moonlightbear
Chapter 2 MOVE
author's notes: i hope you enjoy the chapter; disclaimer same as before...
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I'm flying... "Higher Raz higher!" I told my friend. We flew over mountains and hills, lakes and small towns. "Why are you slowing down?" I frowned and looked bellow... It was amazing... A castle on the side of a hill or mountain... What's the difference a hill or mountain, anyway? Raz flew us in a circle, spiraling down and he landed on the tower. This was awesome! I smiled as I slid off Raz... The view was amazing! I turned back and smiled at my friend and a sleek, blue dragon, who can turn invisable, smiled back at me. This was the latest in mine and Raz's journeys, he's taken me everywhere... This by far, is the best! I smiled... I wish I lived in a place like this! beep--- Beep--- BEEP! "Huh yugh! Shut Up!" Jake said, smacking his alarm clock. "Why am I up this early, anyway? School's out!"
"Because you've been sleeping all day, Jake and your packing isn't near done. Get up! We're moving in two days!" Kate said, popping her head in the door. "Breakfast will be ready in ten, after that you pack." And she left the room.
"Ok, ok, keep your pants on... Grr..." Jake replied getting out of bed.
--------------on the road---2hrs in-----------------
"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we th---" Muffled yells came from the covered mouths.
"If you two don't shut up, I'm gonna kill you!" She growled.
"Sara! No death threats!" Tom said.
"Sorry..." Sara says, letting go of the twin boys.
"Mom!" They yelled, turning in their seats and reaching back at Sara. "Sara hurt us!"
"Get away from me!" Sara screamed.
"Knock it off!" Jake said trying to push Nigel and Kyle back.
"Ow HEY! You hit me! I'm gonna get you! Grrr." Kim replied to the bump from Jake pushing the twins back.
"Watch it Kim you almost hit me."
"Sorry Jess."
--------------in moving truck #1------------
Charlie and Henry laughed, they could see what was going on in the car infront of them. "You should slow down, Charlie. Mom and dad might pull off soon... Remember how many times they did going to Evanston."
"Yeah nine, I think and that was just four hours... This is almost ten hours. I wish them good luck." Charlie said pushing the brake abit.
"Me too, the four hour drive turned into six hours... this should turn into 24hrs..."
"I think that's why mom planned it for two days on the road... if five hours turn into eight they'll be fine to drive the next day, we all will..."
--------------in moving truck #2------------
"Why are they slowing down?" Nora asked.
"Because mom, dad, and eight kids are in front." Lorraine said, in a matter-of-fact kind of way.
Nora laughed at the face Lorraine was making. "It can't be that bad."
"You didn't drive six hours in the car with NINE of them, going to Evanston."
"It only a four hour drive though." Nora said with a slight frown, "Your over reacting."
"Over reacting, OVER REACTING! THIS IS OVER REACTING NORA!" She replied and then burst into fits of laughter, Nora joined in on laughing.
"You'll make a good actress Lorri." She said bewteen laughing.
-----------------pulling over number 5, on day 1, 4hrs in, 1 hour to go---------------------
bang, pring, bonk, doink, zap, zap-- "Mike are you still playing that game?"
"Almost done with level 3!" Mike exclaimed.
"Dude, you're shitting and playing that game?"
"I'm multitasking! Yes, just beat the wambats!"
"Whatever." Jake said leaving the restroom.
---outside the bathroom---
"Mom tell Nigel to stop throwing french fries at me!"
"Nigel stop throwing fries at your sister."
"Mom tell Kimmy to stop tattling on me!"
"If you don't throw things at her she won't tattle on you."
As a french fry flew into Lorraine's hair, she stood up and said, "I'm so not part of this family! Can't anyone respect my perimeter!"
With that one word Lorraine got french fries from everyone, throwing them at her... And everyone laughed... "You're not a LaBron!"
------------------------day 2, 3rd stop, 2hrs in, 2hrs to go---------------------
Eight kids filed out of the van and seven ran inside the gas station, while Mark enjoyed the rain. Until his mother came up behind him and ushered him inside. The moment Kate entered the gas station small foodmart, she was bombarded. "I gotta go to the bathroom." "I'm hungery." "Are you just gonna leave gunner out there?" "Can I get some ice cream!" "Can I let cheese play in the water?" "I'm grabbing a soda."
"Kimmy, Jess the bathroom is over there. Nigel, Kyle we'll get something in a minute. Jake your father is dealing with gunner. Mike no more sugar, you've been on a rush since yesterday, we're not dealing with the same thing tonight as we did last night." Mike smiled at the memory he was literally bouncing off the walls... it was fun, he thought. "Mark if one of your brother's or sister are with you that's fine, just please don't lose him. Sara when your ready come get me."
------------------------2nd night, hotel pet friendly, 9pm-------------------------
"Ok everyone, same as last night. No complaints Lorraine. Mike you need to sleep tonight and let the others in your room sleep too. We have a long day tomorrow! Get rest so you can enjoy your new home when we get there! GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE!" And so everyone except, Kate,Tom, Kyle and Nigel left the room, to go to there own.
----------------------11am, Berkeley Springs-----------------------
"This town is really cute, look at the people on the street. They're waving at us, well some of them are."
"Not many people moving, cross through here, they figure if you are then you're moving in near by, and they're right." Nora said waving to an old lady, who had waved at her earlier.
"I think my Senior year will be great."
---the van, with Kate and Tom and the gang---
"How much longer?"
"About ten minutes..." Kate said, all the kids haven't been able to sit still in the car all morning. All are excited to see their new home.
"How Much longer?" Another one of the kids asked. This was much diferent then their last move, they all wanted to wait longer before getting to Evanston, but here they were all ready to jump out of the car wwhile it was moving to get to their new home.
"About nine minutes and 40 seconds..." Kate answered, "And please no more asking until we say we're here."
"Mom?"
"Yes?"
"Are we there yet!"
"Sara Please." And everyone started laughing.
--7mins later, over the three way walkie talkies--
"Charlie, Nora the next place is ours, start slowing down and pull over." As they rounded the last bend, they came face to face with Berkeley Castle.
"Holy--"
"Mackroll!" Henry finished.
"Oh My--"
"Goodness!" Lorraine finished.
"Watch where you're going!" Henry and Lorraine said at the same time.
The rest of the Bakers barely heard the tires on the truck screech abit, they were so busy looking at the awesome Castle, now their home, in front of them. Most were standing outside the van, but Jake was awe struck before he got all the way out the van. It was the castle, the castle from his dream; from the front entrance he saw when flying up to the castle to the tower he saw the fantastic view from.
Soon the whole family stood awe struck by the grand home before them. The realitor, that had met Tom and Kate as they arrived, decided to start the commentary. "There are 8 bedroom, a master bedroom, a tower room, an apartment designed witth living space and kitchen(also a doorbell- she said smiling), Great Hall the moment you enter, library upstairs, a large kitchen, a conference room, dinning room, servant qaurters( it has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and small kitchen), and then of course what castle doesn't have a dungeon."
Tom and kate were so busy admiring their new home they didn't realized their kids were waiting anxiously to go inside. "Mom!" "Dad!" Some whined. "Oh, Tom?"
"Explore have fun! But no picking rooms we're having a sleepover in the Great Hall tonight. Tomorrow rooms we'll be figured out and Moving in will officially start!"
"YAY!" And All the kids ran for different entrances. Jake, Mike, Sara, and Mark ran up the front steps and ran up the stairs. "Oh look at this room." "Holy cow look at the view!" "Hey look at this, its a ladder!" "Where does it go?" "Door struck." "Push harder, argh!" Sara said pushing her brother, Mike, hard and with a loud crack light flitered through. "Ow Sara! That hurt!" "Who cares, whats up there?" The roof!" "Cool" "Get up and out of the way mike I'm coming through." One by one each of them got up on to the roof and they all ran to the egde to see the view. Jake sat down with a plunk between two ups(you know what I mean right... the walls on castles that have the up down wall, GRRR idk what you call it! look for that castle on the net you'll see!), he couldn't take this. It was the exact view he had seen with Raz.
"Guys, would it be totally weird if I dreamt of this place before we moved?"
"No, we've all thought about it..." Sara said, calmly.
"But did you see a castle!"
"No, because no one knew we were--- Hang on you're not talking about moving are you!" Sara said, realising...
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author's notes: i don't know where i'm going with this thing with jake but its there... thank you for the two reviews i got. i'd really like more! PPPLLLLLEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEE! kisses and a cookie is waiting for you! and if you review alittle more then please update, i'd be very happy!bye for now hello tomorrow!